Deborah Norkin

Cognoscenti contributor

Deborah Norkin is the editor for Zest! the food writing section of Pangyrus Literary Magazine and the President of the Boston Chapter of the Women’s National Book Association. She is currently querying her first novel.

Recently published

The author and her mother, Lita Norkin, at the age of 56, on the author’s wedding day in 1994. (Courtesy Deborah Norkin)

When my mother died at 58, aging became uncharted territory

I think it’s common for those who live longer than a parent to look at aging as a long, dark tunnel, writes Deborah Norkin. The destination is certain; the journey...

Cognoscenti

May 5, 2023